Education is considered as an important factor in enhancing a person’s opportunities in social and economic mobility. However, leaving school at an early age remains a problem, to which poverty and being female are generally associated with. To further analyze this issue, the Psyc...
Génériques offers an illustrated booklet around the exhibition " Feminine Migrations. A century of stories in France "which deals with the place of these women in the national history. The exhibition focuses on the realities experienced by women who came to France from the...
This document represents the outcome of an expert meeting hosted in Geneva by UN Women and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in November 2016.These recommendations underline the need for a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach to migration governan...
Syrian Women refugees in Lebanon are at increased risk of multiple forms of violence, this paper highlights the reasons behind the special vulnerability of Women refugees in Lebanon, such as: the unplanned and overcrowded refugee settlements; the lack if adherence to International standards of hu...
This report overviews the consultatiions for the general recommendations of UN WOMEN For Arab States &The Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) on women human rights in situations of conflict and post-conflict in the Arab region.It highlights the general c...
This report focuses on the issue of child/early marriage among young girls in Syrian refugee communities, with a special focus on the case of Zaatari camp in Jordan.It analysis the factors that contribute to this problem, such as the ecnonomic need, protecting girls from rape and sexual harrasmen...
Child marriage (underage marriage) is a phenomenon that has been frequently discussed as a widespread issue in Syrian society, especially in the refugee and IDP communities. Such marriages are a violation the rights of Syrian girls, in addition to effecting their future and excluding them from a ...
This document presents the declaration that was read during the Women’s March Sisters, Paris le 21 January 2017, in solidarity with American women, and women all over the world.The declaration emphasizes on the values of humanity and solidarity, and rejects all forms of discrimination on th...
This report provides a synthesis of all identified assessments, surveys, and other written documents that include information about the reproductive Health/family Planning, of Syrian Women in Jordan. Among the issues highlighted in this report are: child marriage, the use of birth-control methods...
This report is a result of wide literature review and a month-long field assessment in Jordan, including in-depth interviews, focus group meetings and observation. It aims to identify how the humanitarian community was integrating existing gender guidance across all sectors and whether ...
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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